Larry Harpel Movies
- 1987
Bride-to-be Diane (Shelley Long) deliberately spoils Sam's bachelor party by arranging to pop out of the cake. After a subsequent argument, Diane generously acknowledges that Sam (Ted Danson) should be allowed one final fling before plunging into matrimony. Thus, she gives him all of 24 hours to sow the last of his wild oats. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
While researching a story on the Boston singles scene, sexy journalist Paula Nelson (Alison La Placa) sashays into Cheers for an interview with Sam Malone (Ted Danson). Sam immediately puts the moves on Paula, only to find out that the woman has heard every come-on line in the world and is impervious to Sam's charms. Rising to the challenge, Sam redoubles his efforts -- whereupon Diane (Shelley Long) is mistakenly convinced that his tender overtures are meant for her. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
While postman Cliff (John Ratzenberger) is ill at home, Norm (George Wendt) helps out his pal by taking over Cliff's route. As a result, Norm is arrested for impersonating a postal employee. Cliff, of course, could clear up the problem in a minute -- but when a cop shows up at Cheers to get the facts, Cliff pretends that he's never heard of Norm. Meanwhile, dainty Diane (Shelley Long) is coerced into fixing a ventilation duct. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
Carla (Rhea Perlman) perceives a golden opportunity for revenge when her former reform-school principal begins showing up at Cheers. Summoning other "graduates" of St. Clete's School for Wayward Girls, Carla assembles a get-even plan of mammoth proportions. Meanwhile, Diane (Shelley Long) and Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) continue their European odyssey. The late Nicholas Colasanto (Coach) appears briefly via outtakes from earlier episodes. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
Norm (George Wendt) lands a job as a corporate hatchet man, whose task it is to fire "dead weight." Because of his unique dismissal methods, Norm soon becomes a celebrity -- and a pariah at Cheers. Meanwhile, Cliff (John Ratzenberger) goes head to head with a contentious new neighbor. This was the final episode for Nicholas Colasanto (Coach), who died February 12, 1985, two days after the show's taping. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
In Cheers' fourth-season opener, Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) is still smarting from the humiliation of being deserted by his fiancée Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) in Europe. Returning to Cheers, Frasier begs Sam Malone (Ted Danson) not to try to contact Diane, who after several months of debauchery on the continent is now paying penance in a Boston convent. On another front, Sam hires a new bartender to replace the late and beloved Coach: country bumpkin Woody Boyd (Woody Harrelson, in his first series appearance), Coach's former pen pal. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1985
Diane (Shelley Long) is pleasantly surprised when Sam (Ted Danson), who never does anything for free, agrees to pitch in a charity softball game. But it's neither pleasant nor surprising for Diane when it turns out that the opposing team is comprised of Playboy Bunnies. Unfortunately for his love life, Sam's competitive instincts win out over his libido. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
As season three of Cheers begins, Sam (Ted Danson) and Diane (Shelley Long) are still blaming each other for the breakup of their romance. Diane has herself committed to a mental institution, while Sam goes back to heavy drinking. At the behest of Coach (Nicholas Colasanto), Diane returns to the outside world in hopes of drying Sam out -- with the help of her new boyfriend, psychiatrist Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer, in his first series appearance). This is the first episode of a two-part story. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
In the conclusion of Cheers' two-part season three opener, Sam (Ted Danson), at long last, has accepted that it is all over between him and Diane (Shelley Long), and has stopped drinking with the help of psychiatrist Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer). Now the trick is to get Sam to accept the fact that Diane is in love with Frasier. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
Nancy Marchand guest stars as the imperious mother of Diane's boyfriend Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer). Preparing to meet Mrs. Crane for the first time, Diane is understandably nervous and on her guard. Even so, she is hardly prepared for the moment in which the gimlet-eyed dowager threatens to kill Diane if she ever marries Frasier! (Fans of Kelsey Grammer's later series, please note: You won't see Frasier's dad [John Mahoney] in this episode.) ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1984
Carol Kane guest stars as the emotionally fragile Amanda, whom Diane (Shelley Long) befriended while she was at the mental institution. Characteristically, Sam (Ted Danson) puts the moves on Amanda, despite Diane's warnings that he's making a terrible mistake. He sure is: The obsessive Amanda introduces Sam to her folks within hours after their first date, insisting that she and Sam are to be married immediately. Desperately, our hero tries to figure a way out of this mess without sending Amanda back off the deep end. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
